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Aokigahara Forest, Japan: This Mount Fuji-area forest has been given the unpleasant distinction of being a major destination for suicides, with more than 500 people having killed themselves here since the 1950s. Each year, police comb the forest to look for bodies. More than 100 dead bodies were discovered in 2004. The eerie stillness of the forest and ghosts of those caught in purgatory make this one of the most haunted locations in Asia. (Wikipedia/ajari)

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A haunted house in Pennsylvania has scrapped plans to allow people to go into the spooky space naked.

Shocktoberfest organizers said the Naked and Scared Challenge — inspired by the TV show Naked and Afraid — would "test your fears and phobias on a whole new level." Participants 18 years of age and older were going to be permitted to go through the house wearing underwear or completely nude.

But township officials in Sinking Spring, Penn., have asked Shocktoberfest organizers to reconsider the nude option after the challenge received widespread media coverage.

"Although the Naked and Scared Challenge is legal, due to this worldwide attention, it has been requested by our township officials not to offer the 'nude' option. Not wanting to engage in a battle with our municipalities we have decided to concede," the Shocktoberfest website says.

In the meantime, the "prude" option of wearing underwear will still be offered.